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Pennsylvania’s 1995 pay raise scheme still dodges the Constitution every December | PennLive letters

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A 1995 Pennsylvania law allows officials to receive automatic annual pay raises without a vote, which critics argue bypasses constitutional accountability.

A 1995 law lets legislators, judges and officials collect automatic annual raises without ever casting a vote, sidestepping a constitutional safeguard meant to hold them accountable to voters.

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